This week is the week to register kids for preK and Kindergarten. At the moment 2 of my children go to public school. My oldest who will start high school next year, and my 5 year old who is in PreK this year. Why is the title of my blog post torn? I can't decide if I want to register my 5yr old for Kindergarten or not.
She decided in Setp/Oct that she wanted to be homeschooled and lasted a week. She cried and said she missed her teacher and friends so I took her back to preK. The Kindergarten teachers are WONDERFUL at the school she would be going to. We've had all but one of the Kindergarten teachers. I know she'd be in good hands!
I homeschool 2 out of 6 of my children (2 public schools, 2 babies). I enjoy doing homeschool with them. Even though nothing ever goes as planned and I feel totally lost some days. My 2nd grader goes back and forth on if she wants to go back to public school next year or not. My 1st grader has already said she's staying home with me again next year.
I have this HUGE guilt trip going on at the moment. I feel like my kids aren't around other kids enough. The best thing that I can't seem to get over (which might seem pety) my girls don't get invited to kids parties anymore. They got invited to one party since we started homeschooling. I know doesn't seem like a big deal, but I just feel sorry for them.
I baby sit a girl my 2nd graders age and a few weeks ago she was invited to spend the night with a friend. My girls don't get invited to spend the night at friends houses. This upset my girls because they don't get invited to spend the night at friends houses.
We aren't in a co-op or activity day this year. When I started homeschooling it was too late to sign up for anything other than the activity day. Because I couldn't bring the kids I baby sit I decided against it. At the time I would have been losing $80 for taking off that day. My baby sitting is what buys our groceries, so I couldn't afford to give that money up (no matter how good I am with coupons).
My 1st & 2nd graders are in Girl Scouts. We were going to church every weekend but have cut back on that after I had my son. It's really hard for me to get 6 kids up (sometimes 7 when I baby sit), going, ready and at church at 8:45am. I don't like our 11am service that much.
Another factor (this is going to make me sound totally lazy and I really don't care)is that my husband works nights now, in January he is going to days and will be working M-F. Right now he works 2 nights one week and 5 the next, but he can help get the kids ready for school. In January that will all change, I'll be the only one to be getting kids ready for school. I'm totally not digging that. I don't like being rushed in the morning.
What to do? What to do?
Jess
Thoughts
12 years ago
Pray. You can register her later. Or register and pull her out later. You can change your mind any time.
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't mind the lack of party invites because honestly, I don't feel my kids are ready for overnights. If I had to add other kids b-day parties to our weekends I'd go crazy. (Also I feel many parents overdo the bday parties and I don't want them to see a standard I can't keep up with)
There are a lot of us (local homeschoolers for you!) that aren't in extra co-ops and such. I can't take on teaching a class b/c I'm already overwhelmed and have little ones. You're great at organizing things though! Why not start a "recess" group for the girls. No fees, and we could just meet at the park, or the library, or whatever... even take turns at each others houses if needed.
Thanks! I'm going to pray about it. I think I will enroll her and like you said I can change my mind.
ReplyDeleteIt's not so much that I want them going to all kinds of parties, I just would like them to be invited to parties, playdates etc. They both have spent the night over at someone's house before.
Good idea about the "recess" group. I told the girls the idea and they got really excited!